PlusNet & ACS:Law

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11425789

The personal details of a further 8,000 people alleged to have shared
music or films illegally have appeared online.

A list of more than 8,000 Sky broadband subscribers and a second of
400 PlusNet users surfaced following a security breach of legal firm
ACS:Law.



Strange that shit like this follows PlusNet around...

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:36:07 +0100, Bob wrote:

> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11425789
>
> The personal details of a further 8,000 people alleged to have shared
> music or films illegally have appeared online.
>
> A list of more than 8,000 Sky broadband subscribers and a second of 400
> PlusNet users surfaced following a security breach of legal firm
> ACS:Law.

You can't blame Plusnet or Sky for the shitty and arrogant ignorance that
ACS Law have shown to cyber security. If you protect a network with a tin
hat, then fail to securely encrypt customer data *whilst masquerading a
law firm* then you deserve the full might of the Data Protection Act to
kick your arse with a hefty fine.

However, it is worthy of note that Plusnet (AKA BT) and Sky are happy to
provide customer data to such firms - so you may want to consider this
when choosing an ISP.


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In article <i7srhr$nfl$(E-Mail Removed)>, (E-Mail Removed)
says...
>
> On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:36:07 +0100, Bob wrote:
>
> > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11425789
> >
> > The personal details of a further 8,000 people alleged to have shared
> > music or films illegally have appeared online.
> >
> > A list of more than 8,000 Sky broadband subscribers and a second of 400
> > PlusNet users surfaced following a security breach of legal firm
> > ACS:Law.
>
> You can't blame Plusnet or Sky for the shitty and arrogant ignorance that
> ACS Law have shown to cyber security. If you protect a network with a tin
> hat, then fail to securely encrypt customer data *whilst masquerading a
> law firm* then you deserve the full might of the Data Protection Act to
> kick your arse with a hefty fine.
>
> However, it is worthy of note that Plusnet (AKA BT) and Sky are happy to
> provide customer data to such firms - so you may want to consider this
> when choosing an ISP.

BT have also done so. A named member of the BT Legal team sent
UNENCRYPTED spreadsheets of data to ACS.

At least Plusnet have had the decency to inform their customers.

Comtroll burst on the scene, and said:

>
> However, it is worthy of note that Plusnet (AKA BT) and Sky are happy
> to provide customer data to such firms

Where exactly does it say that Plusnet and Sky are happy to provide
customer data to such firms?

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On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:52:58 +0100, Gaius wrote:
>
> BT have also done so. A named member of the BT Legal team sent
> UNENCRYPTED spreadsheets of data to ACS.
>
> At least Plusnet have had the decency to inform their customers.

BT == PLUSNET. Save the 'how good though art' sermon for someone retarded
enough not to know this.

Still the shit is simple. If you've not engaged in illegal activity on
your broadband, this is a non story.

Personally I look forward to the day when digital theft is punished like
physical theft and those involved are locked up for it based on the value
of what they have stolen. EG:
A couple of hundred films (retail value £15 each) £3,000
A couple of hundred albums at £8 each £1,600
A couple of dozen games at £30 each £720
Say five full software packages at £250 each £1250
What's that run to? £6,570 - that's got to be worth a 6-12 month prison
sentence if it were a benefit payment or real goods?

Lock the thieving fuckers up so the rest of the decent internet users
don't have to concern themselves with the shit these pikey cause.


--
BT Openreach Engineers - all they need to supply for work is their own
socks and pants

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 14:52:58 +0100, Gaius wrote:
>
> BT have also done so. A named member of the BT Legal team sent
> UNENCRYPTED spreadsheets of data to ACS.
>
> At least Plusnet have had the decency to inform their customers.

BT == PLUSNET. Save the 'how good though art' sermon for someone retarded
enough not to know this.

Still the shit is simple. If you've not engaged in illegal activity on
your broadband, this is a non story.

Personally I look forward to the day when digital theft is punished like
physical theft and those involved are locked up for it based on the value
of what they have stolen. EG:
A couple of hundred films (retail value £15 each) £3,000
A couple of hundred albums at £8 each £1,600
A couple of dozen games at £30 each £720
Say five full software packages at £250 each £1250
What's that run to? £6,570 - that's got to be worth a 6-12 month prison
sentence if it were a benefit payment or real goods?

Lock the thieving fuckers up so the rest of the decent internet users
don't have to concern themselves with the shit these pikey cause.


--
BT Openreach Engineers - all they need to supply for work is their own
socks and pants

On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:03:45 +0100, Michaelangelo wrote:

> Comtroll burst on the scene, and said:
>
>
>> However, it is worthy of note that Plusnet (AKA BT) and Sky are happy
>> to provide customer data to such firms
>
> Where exactly does it say that Plusnet and Sky are happy to provide
> customer data to such firms?

In the large fucking database of contact details that ACS:Law has 'lost'.
Having read some of that email correspondence, I can't say they were
kicking and screaming about it. You not read it before making your bold
'where does it say that' statement? No? I thought not.

--
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socks and pants

Comtroll burst on the scene, and said:

> In the large fucking database of contact details that ACS:Law has
> 'lost'. Having read some of that email correspondence, I can't say
> they were kicking and screaming about it. You not read it before
> making your bold 'where does it say that' statement? No? I thought
> not.

Have you got out of school early today?

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disabled people:
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"Comtroll" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:i7ssro$pja$(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:03:45 +0100, Michaelangelo wrote:
>
>> Comtroll burst on the scene, and said:
>>
>>
>>> However, it is worthy of note that Plusnet (AKA BT) and Sky are happy
>>> to provide customer data to such firms
>>
>> Where exactly does it say that Plusnet and Sky are happy to provide
>> customer data to such firms?
>
> In the large <snip> database of contact details that ACS:Law has 'lost'.
> Having read some of that email correspondence, I can't say they were
> kicking and screaming about it. You not read it before making your bold
> 'where does it say that' statement? No? I thought not.

pssst .. when a sentence ends with a ? then that signifies it is a question
rather than a statement.

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Comtroll burst on the scene, and said:
> On Tue, 28 Sep 2010 15:16:15 +0100, Michaelangelo wrote:
>
>> Have you got out of school early today?
>
> Confirmation that you were shot down in flames acknowledged. Shit
> head.

On the contrary, sonny. Your responses simply confirm that you're out
of your depth and couldn't answer my question.

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